About
Who We Are:
Members of Good Shepherd endeavor to be a caring, generous, supportive, independent-thinking, diverse, and informal community who come from a variety of religious backgrounds and generally consider themselves to be seekers in their spiritual journeys. Children and youth are an integral part of life at Good Shepherd. Their nurture, care and faith development are emphasized in our community and its programs.
Our Church History:
The story of Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Lynnwood, Washington, began when a community of people officially gathered to form a mission church in 1960. Good Shepherd was sponsored by University Baptist Church, Seattle, in 1959. Good Shepherd is located on nearly five acres at the center of the South Snohomish County communities of Lynnwood, Edmonds and Mountlake Terrace, near Edmonds Community College. We completed construction on our present building in 1961.
Denominational Affiliation:
We have determined to remained committed to our affiliation with the American Baptist Churches/USA and its belief in the values of diversity, religious liberty and mission.
In addition, we are regionally affiliated to the Evergreen Association of American Baptist Churches. This region is committed to cultural diversity and reaching consensus decisions through a unique ethnic caucus format where all decisions are made by consensus and no one ethnic group has predominance over another.
